Sunday 23 October 2011

LIFE: Crackles

Yesterday we went to the arboretum at Castle Howard which is part of the Kew Garden network, for £5 you get to wander around a vast section of international and British trees set in a gorgeous location of rolling North Yorkshire fields. Visiting became a perfect chance of capturing the oranges, reds and yellows of the autumnal leaves and another excuse to test drive the new camera. What I love most about autumn is the colours and the crackles of walking over fallen leaves and the colours they turn. The more I play and learn about this camera the more I come to love it, there's some things I don't fully understand - especially how it changes the f scale [it does it randomly] but I'm fully at home with using the manual setting; which coming from a point and shoot camera to going fully manual is, in my eyes a big jump.

Tomorrow begins my last week at work, five days and then it's bye bye Boots. I began there as a Christmas temp in 2009 after giving up on a job offer to be a university researcher [why?! - long story] then got pulled into the dispensary. Don't get me wrong it has its really good moments and I've learn loads about medicines  but it's not what I went to university [twice] for. I might miss the people but I won't miss the conversation. So our plans are starting to slowly fall into place. Joe booked our wedding venue yesterday while I was out wandering around so that's all nicely sorted - never pictured having a winter wedding and I hope it's dry and not too cold!

And today I finally booked my plane ticket so there's only 16 days left in the UK. Its starting to get very real and nervy lately and there's still lots to do. Next up is a hotel for the evening seeing it's an early morning flight. So my question to you, for your last night in the UK would you splash out for a cosy nicer bed or slum it to save money? Baring in mind I'll be checking out at like 5.30am.

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  1. It's all so exciting! I can't wait to hear more about it and I would definitely splash out x

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  2. I'd splash out :)

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    Lucy x

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  3. splash out? that's a new word for me and I love it.... so SPLASH OUT!!!!
    enjoy yourself and your last days there!!!!
    ROBIN
    my-lovelydisaster.blogspot.com

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  4. I would save money! I figure if you will be up ridiculously early anyway and you will be too excited to sleep!? xx

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  5. Oooh the date is set, I would splash out or at least not scrimp, you don't want you last night in 'the old country' to be really awful.

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  6. See Soph, that's the voice of logic my head keeps saying. It's a huge jump from like Premier Inn levels to the top "posher" hotels. Hmmm decisions!

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  7. It's not REALLY your last time. It's just goodbye for now I would save money then later on, when you go back to visit, splurge!
    ♥ laura
    the blog of worldly delights

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  8. Castle Howard, that's where they filmed Brideshead Revisted, my favourite TV drama of the 1980s.
    Gorgeous pictures, proper Autumnal weather.
    I'd probably scrimp and treat myself to something lovely in Duty Free with the cash I'd saved. x

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  9. That looks like a lovely place for a day out! I'd save the money and try to get somewhere like a travelodge, you'll be leaving early anyway you won't get to fully enjoy the facilities if you've got to leave at that time! Splash out when you're over there! x

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  10. Omg that looks lovely. why not Rachael!? Splurge! haha very excited for you.

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  11. Hehe to be honest Premier Inn is now coming up as £79 which isn't totally bargain basement lol

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